Pan Hang's Crisis of Faith

Pan Hang stood frozen in place as the massive brown tiger approached him. He turned to flee.

But just as he spun around, the tiger suddenly pounced, blocking his escape route!

Startled, Pan Hang fell backward, his body trembling.

"What's going on? Why do I get the feeling this beast is coming for me specifically?!"

On the verge of tears, Pan Hang glanced at Liu Shuai and the others, who had also stopped in their tracks, standing motionless not far away.

The brown tiger wasn't attacking Liu Shuai and his group—it was solely targeting him!

Seeing Liu Shuai and the others standing there like spectators, Pan Hang frantically shouted, "Why are you just standing there? Come help me! We can kill it together!"

However, just as he finished speaking, a tiger paw suddenly filled his vision.

With a loud smack, Pan Hang was sent flying sideways, only stopping when he crashed into a tree.

Witnessing how easily Pan Hang was defeated, Tian Shanshan and the others snapped out of their daze.

But instead of joining forces to attack the tiger, they prepared to flee in different directions.

Attack an Nascent Soul stage beast? You must be dreaming!

This was a Nascent Soul stage monster, after all!

They planned to scatter, hoping the beast would chase someone else.

However, just as they were about to run, they were surprised to see that after swatting Pan Hang away, the brown tiger didn't pursue them. Instead, it leisurely walked towards Pan Hang!

This...

Tian Shanshan and the others were dumbfounded.

Had Pan Hang offended this beast somehow?!

What could he have possibly done to deserve such treatment?

Pan Hang crashed to the ground, feeling as if every bone in his body had shattered.

Thanks to his spiritual energy protection, he wasn't seriously injured. After lying there for a moment, he was able to stand up.

But just as he was about to get up and flee, he found himself suddenly enveloped in shadow.

The sun had been blocked out!

Gulp.

Pan Hang froze again.

He looked up, dumbfounded.

A massive tiger head filled his vision.

I... I...

Pan Hang was at a loss for words.

At this point, he wondered if he had somehow slaughtered this tiger's entire family!

What else could explain such a deep-seated grudge?

Bang!

Before he could even finish his thoughts, the giant tiger paw enlarged in front of him again.

His body flew through the air like a ball, landing some distance away.

But was it over?

Clearly not.

The brown tiger walked over to Pan Hang again and swatted him with another paw.

This scene repeated several times in quick succession, with Pan Hang being tossed around like a ragdoll.

Only when Pan Hang finally lost consciousness did the tiger stop.

Tian Shanshan and the others, watching this spectacle from afar, couldn't help but swallow nervously.

This...

After confirming that Pan Hang was unconscious, the brown tiger turned its gaze towards Liu Shuai.

The Black Flood Dragon had said to teach this youngster a lesson too.

Liu Shuai trembled violently as the brown tiger fixed its eyes on him.

Oh crap!!

But just then.

A roar sounded from not far away.

Upon hearing this cry, the brown tiger swiftly shifted its gaze towards Chen Ping'an's direction.

At that moment, the tiger fighting Chen Ping'an was desperately howling.

"Boss! Weren't we supposed to be pretending to attack? Why are his hits so heavy?!"

The tiger wailed continuously.

Currently, Chen Ping'an's feet were infused with spiritual energy, allowing him to flash around the tiger at incredible speeds.

With each flash, he would strike with his sword.

As time passed, Chen Ping'an became increasingly familiar with this style of attack. His speed doubled, and the force of his strikes intensified.

The tiger was forced to retreat step by step.

The Golden Feather divine weapon was in a difficult position.

It was desperately suppressing its power, not only to match that of a normal weapon but also to reduce its force to a level that wouldn't harm the tiger!

Because it realized that this master was born for battle!

At first, his attacks were clumsy, but after a while, he had completely mastered the technique.

Although he was only at the first level of Core Formation, his attacks now matched those of someone at the ninth level!

And this was with the divine weapon suppressing his power.

After all, the Black Flood Dragon had told it that they had promised the two tigers that their lives wouldn't be in danger, so it had no choice but to restrain Chen Ping'an's attacks.

But even with this restraint, Chen Ping'an was still overwhelming the eighth-level Core Formation tiger.

The Black Flood Dragon now wore a strange expression.

At first, it had cooperated with Chen Ping'an, using simple Core Formation level attacks to swipe at the tiger.

But as Chen Ping'an's attacks grew stronger, all it could do now was put on a show, barking incessantly from the sidelines.

The tiger was forced into continuous retreat.

Just then, Chen Ping'an seized an opportunity and thrust his sword towards the tiger's head.

The tiger's fur stood on end in terror.

Boss, this guy is trying to kill me!!

Fortunately, at that moment, a figure suddenly flashed beside Chen Ping'an.

It was the brown tiger!

Chen Ping'an caught sight of the brown tiger in his peripheral vision and noticed a paw swinging towards him.

Gritting his teeth, he had no choice but to quickly change the direction of his attack, slashing at the incoming paw instead.

The two attacks collided with a boom.

Chen Ping'an's feet left the ground, and he was forced back three zhang before landing.

However, he managed to land steadily.

He had actually blocked an attack from the first-level Nascent Soul brown tiger!

After landing, Chen Ping'an furrowed his brow, staring at the brown tiger.

He realized that while he could handle the smaller beast, this larger brown tiger was beyond his capabilities.

However, with Tian Shanshan and the others' help, he was confident they could slay this brown tiger.

So he quickly turned his head towards Tian Shanshan's group and shouted.

"Everyone, attack together! You hold off the big one, and I'll quickly kill the smaller one. Then we'll work together to take down the big one!"

Tian Shanshan and the others heard Chen Ping'an's words.

But now they could only stare at Chen Ping'an stupidly, as if looking at some kind of monster.

This can't be real!

How is this possible?!

He blocked an attack from a Nascent Soul stage beast?!

Moreover, he, a first-level Core Formation cultivator, had nearly killed an eighth-level Core Formation beast!

This was terrifying!

Chen Ping'an called out once, but seeing that Tian Shanshan and the others didn't come and instead stood there dumbfounded, he frowned.

For safety, he swiftly retreated to Tian Shanshan's side.

"Hey, didn't you hear me? If we work together, we can definitely kill these two beasts!"

Chen Ping'an said.

After speaking, Chen Ping'an finally noticed Pan Hang lying on the ground not far away, looking like a puddle of mud.

Uh... what happened here?!

Just as Chen Ping'an was surprised, the two tiger beasts heard the Black Flood Dragon's command and promptly turned tail and fled.

Their mission was complete, and if they didn't leave now, they might really die.

Watching the two beasts escape, Chen Ping'an frowned.

He had been looking forward to tasting tiger meat!

But with the tigers gone, there was nothing he could do.

Sighing, Chen Ping'an looked towards Tian Shanshan and the others.

Then he glanced at Pan Hang and said, "Those two beasts weren't even that strong. How did he end up like that?"

Chen Ping'an wasn't clear about the beasts' levels, but he assumed they couldn't be too high, probably around the fifth or sixth level of Core Formation at most.

Since Tian Shanshan and the others were all mid Core Formation, he thought Pan Hang shouldn't have ended up in such a state.

Hearing Chen Ping'an's words, Tian Shanshan gulped nervously.

She didn't know what to say.

For a first-level Core Formation cultivator to say that a first-level Nascent Soul beast wasn't very strong—no one would believe such words.

Even she wouldn't have believed it before.

But now, she was speechless...

This expert was truly extraordinary!